diff --git a/gui_vue/package.json b/gui_vue/package.json
index ef91ef5d..13db62b5 100644
--- a/gui_vue/package.json
+++ b/gui_vue/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/DJ2LS/FreeDATA.git"
   },
-    "keywords": [
+  "keywords": [
     "TNC",
     "GUI",
     "FreeDATA",
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/DJ2LS/FreeDATA/issues"
   },
-    "homepage": "https://freedata.app",
-
+  "homepage": "https://freedata.app",
   "dependencies": {
+    "@electron/notarize": "^2.1.0",
     "@vueuse/electron": "^10.4.1",
     "blob-util": "^2.0.2",
     "bootstrap": "^5.3.1",
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
     "browser-image-compression": "^2.0.2",
     "chart.js": "^4.3.3",
     "chartjs-plugin-annotation": "^3.0.1",
-    "@electron/notarize": "^1.5.1",
     "electron-log": "^4.4.8",
     "electron-updater": "^6.1.1",
     "emoji-picker-element": "^1.18.3",
@@ -45,6 +44,7 @@
     "mime": "^3.0.0",
     "pinia": "^2.1.6",
     "pouchdb": "^8.0.1",
+    "pouchdb-browser": "^8.0.1",
     "pouchdb-find": "^8.0.1",
     "pouchdb-upsert": "^2.2.0",
     "qth-locator": "^2.1.0",
diff --git a/gui_vue/src/components/main_active_audio_level.vue b/gui_vue/src/components/main_active_audio_level.vue
index 5d09523f..e1628d8d 100644
--- a/gui_vue/src/components/main_active_audio_level.vue
+++ b/gui_vue/src/components/main_active_audio_level.vue
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ function startStopRecordAudio() {
                 class="justify-content-center d-flex position-absolute w-100"
                 id="dbfs_level_value"
               >
-                {{ state.dbfs_level }} dBFS
+                {{ state.dbfs_level_raw }} dBFS
               </p>
             </div>
             <div
diff --git a/gui_vue/src/components/main_top_navbar.vue b/gui_vue/src/components/main_top_navbar.vue
index acf2e7b4..3f2327fd 100644
--- a/gui_vue/src/components/main_top_navbar.vue
+++ b/gui_vue/src/components/main_top_navbar.vue
@@ -16,13 +16,10 @@ import { startTNC, stopTNC } from "../js/daemon.js";
 function startStopTNC() {
   switch (state.tnc_running_state) {
     case "stopped":
-      // todo: is there another way of doing this, maybe more VueJS like?
-      settings.rx_audio = document.getElementById(
-        "audio_input_selectbox",
-      ).value;
-      settings.tx_audio = document.getElementById(
-        "audio_output_selectbox",
-      ).value;
+
+      settings.rx_audio = (<HTMLInputElement>document.getElementById("audio_input_selectbox")).value;
+      settings.tx_audio = (<HTMLInputElement>document.getElementById("audio_output_selectbox")).value;
+
 
       startTNC();
 
diff --git a/gui_vue/src/main.ts b/gui_vue/src/main.ts
index 6e6db99f..fbdde2be 100644
--- a/gui_vue/src/main.ts
+++ b/gui_vue/src/main.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createApp, Vue } from 'vue'
+import { createApp } from 'vue'
 import { createPinia } from 'pinia'
 import {loadSettings} from './js/settingsHandler'